Combined ice-box and house-cooler.



J. A. SMITH. COMBINED ICE BOX AND-HOUSE COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 5, 1912.

Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

l 3 u u 1I, f 2 7 la L 1H Z I I I y M F I hm h 2 W Y I f' 7 I N. n I 9 I. 3 t 3 3 8 Z. 9 M L 4 z m 7 x I 9 H M l l l4 2 fin .1 ll! u 2 H I .l/ 1 5 2 fl v fizren/o):

fi ilizesss Jsr-en'n..sm1rn, or Los enemas, oannonnie.

COMBINED ICE-BOX AND HOUSE-QOOLER.

Spefiflcation of Letters Patent. Application nmuiu ust 5,1212. Serial No. 713,244.

fPatentedAug. 5, 1913.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it 'known that I, Josnrrr A.. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residin in the city and county of Los Angeles, tate of California, have invented a new and. usefulCOmbined Ice-Box'and House-Cooler, of

5 which the following is a specification.

Among-the objects of this invention are to furnish ice water, cool food, and distribute cooled air throughout the house, by

a single, simply constructed air cooling device.

Other objects and advantages may hereinafter appear. 5 k

The invention consists in the various parts, combinations of pants, and details of construction described in connection with" the accompanying drawings and then definitely pointed ,oi'it in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Flgurel is a vertical section on line XX of Fi 3.

Fig. 2'is a vertical section on line X 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line .25 X X of Figs. '1 and 2. Fig. 4; is a detail side elevation of an ammonia cooled pipe.

Referringin detail to the drawings, within thebox or casing li mountedwm ice supporting frame 2 provided with a plurality of ice-sup orting devices preferably wire shelves 3. aid shelves 3 are disposed one above the other with sufficient space therebetween to permit the insertion of the good sized blocks of ice, there'being a space 4: provided between the upper block of ice 5 and lower block of 'ice 6. A blast of -air is driventhrough the box by any suitable means, preferably a fan 7.

, driven by a motor 8 placed opposite an intake opening 9. After circulating around the blocks of ice the cooled air passes out the top of the casing through a main flue 10 having branches 1,1 and. 12 to'condu t away the cooled air to dwelling rooms r other apartments. The branch 12 is shown in ,Fig. 2 in communication with a heating 'register 12. A descending cold air pipe 13 isshown, the same beingprovided with a 'damper 13', In ascending along the side of the. "ice blocks, the air=current encounters a deflecto d which is attached to the casing in position.

to deflect the air current into the space 4 between the blocks of ice. Said deflector has a curved lower face, as shown, to offer less resistance to the air and at the same. time perform its deflecting function better.

A 'food compartment 14'provided with shelves 14, is partitioned off within the cas ing 1 by means of a metal plate 15. On the other side of casing 1 is a water tank 16 provided with a filling tube 17 extending through the top of the casing. From the lower end of "said tank leads an outlet pipe 18, said pipe extending through the food compartment, 14. The lower shelf 3 contacts with said pipe so as to bring the ice block 6 into close proximity thereto. Said pipe-is provided with an outlet faucet 20. Two by-pass pipes 21 retard the stream giving the water more time to cool An ammonia cooled pipe coil 25 is shown in Figs. 2, 3 and l in order to further cool the air blast. Said pipe 25 is preferably located opposite the opening 9 through which the fan drives the air. The nlain compartment 19 is provided with a door 26 and the food compartment 14 with a door 27 on another side of the refrigerator. The casing is provided with an inner lining" 29 and is sup- 8 0 ported on legs 31. I

Icla'imz- .4, 1. In a cooling device, a casing, a water tank within said casing, an outlet pipe-lead-' ing-from said tank, an ice-si'lpporting device just above said pipe in position to allow the ice to come into contact with or proximity to said pipe, and a blower to cause air .to' be driven first against the ice' and then into contact with said tank. I

2. In a cooling device, a casing, a lower ice-supporting shelf within said casing, said shelf being located at a distance from the floor of said casing and being spaced away from oppositewalls thereof, an uppericesupporting'shelf located at a distance above said lower shelf, a-blower to force a blast of air 'throngh one ofsaid walls in such a direction that a portion of said blast of air will' pass beneath a block of ice located on said lower shelf and up along the wall at thefarther side thereof, a deflector projecting inwardly from said last mentioned'wall to deflect a portion of the air striking thereagainst back under said upper shelf-and into contact with the under side of ice located thereon, and suitable conduits communicating with the upper portion of the casing to conduct the cooled air to a. place of use.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two sub- 0 scribing witnesses at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, this 29th day of July, 1912.

JOSEPH A. SMITH. Witnesses:

ALBERT H. MERRILL, JESSE W. WHANN". 

